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… unanimity has been the source of most of the changes in the post-MMP period. Crash landing The coalition between …
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Part of story: Cabinet government
… of radical Irish nationalists called Sinn Fein seized the Post Office building in the Irish city of Dublin. This was …
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Part of story: Irish
… recognised by other groups, such as the New Zealand Post Primary Teachers’ Association. In 2017 the PPTA …
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Part of story: Gender diversity
… Māori terms for Māori The word ‘Māori’ is thought to be a post-European-contact term for the first inhabitants of New …
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Part of story: Ngā tuakiri hōu – new Māori identities
… became the first superintendent of Wellington Province, a post he held until 1870. A false start Wellington’s …
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Part of story: Wellington region
… Australia, in having state airlines at the core of their post-war aviation policies. Teething troubles NAC’s first …
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Part of story: Aviation
… either left on the ground to rot, or sometimes harvested as posts, poles or pulpwood. Pruning About five years after …
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Part of story: Radiata pine
… in 2016. Education In the past, most of those seeking post-secondary school education had to travel to …
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Part of story: West Coast region
… Durable tōtara and pūriri became railway sleepers, fence posts and telegraph poles. Kahikatea was used for butter …
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Part of story: Conifer–broadleaf forests
… to develop individuality. In 1912 the Wellington Evening Post remarked: ‘The machine-made houses, garishly painted, …
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Part of story: Country towns
… no diplomatic service and only one significant overseas post, its high commission in London. Information on …
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Part of story: Foreign policy and diplomatic representation
… served education-related organisations, such as the Post Primary Teachers’ Association. Government Government …
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Part of story: Libraries
… benefit from the prosperity of an area. Overcoming distance Post and telephone helped rural people stay in touch with …
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Part of story: Rural services
… For much of the 20th century, under the first-past-the-post electoral system, each voter had a single vote for …
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Part of story: Parliament
… by more than a quarter, to 105,000. Boom towns The fastest post-war growth occurred in ‘hydro towns’ – towns developed …
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Part of story: Otago region
… Rifle Volunteers. After several years he took up a similar post in the Defence Department at Wellington. Edward Smith's …
Type: Biography
… with human experiences from pre-birth right through to post-death. It is a Court to which people come not because …
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Part of story: Law
… Intensification in farming In the immediate post-war years, Britain wanted as much food as New Zealand …
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Part of story: Government and agriculture
… grown not only from immigration but also because of: the post-war ‘baby boom’ Māori moving from rural to urban areas, …
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Part of story: Workforce composition
… settlement in the 19th century. The armed constabulary post later became a hotel, which catered for travellers …
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Part of story: Volcanic Plateau places